MOLINE, Ill. - Midwest Technical Institute is proud to announce a Moline-area high school as the winner of the 2014-2015 MTI $10,000 High School Grant Program.
Fulton High School, of Fulton, was selected as this year's winner via a period of public voting on MTI's Facebook profile tallying more than 2,800 votes from Facebook users.
The school will receive a $10,000 grant to complete renovations or upgrades to school facilities, or to purchase the necessary resources to provide students with a quality high school education.
MTI's Chief Executive Brian Huff and Director of High School Development Eric Gleason will be at the Moline campus at 4 p.m. May 12 to present Fulton representatives with their grant during a brief awards ceremony.
To be eligible for this year's program, schools submitted a short video detailing how they would use the grant funds to improve their school. Videos were then submitted to a public voting campaign where videos with the most votes were named this year's winners.
Established in 2013, the grant program is the embodiment of MTI's commitment to providing the very best in hands-on training to equip students with the skills to succeed in today's competitive job market. The program also promotes the incorporation of vocational training with a more traditional, classroom-based high school education.
MTI's Chief Executive Officer Brian Huff believes the grant program provides schools a leg-up on the competition in offering students a comprehensive, workforce education.
"Our goal is to help school enhance their programs so graduates receive the experience necessary to be successful as they continue their education," Huff said. "We hope during this process students and staff have some fun competing in this contest."
MTI awards the $10,000 High School Grant Program each year to one high school near each of MTI's five campus locations. For more information on the program, contact MTI's Director of Marketing Stacey Wierman at (309) 427-2750, extension 1228, or via email at swierman@midwesttech.edu.
About Midwest Technical Institute
Midwest Technical Institute offers hands-on training in a number of mechanical trade and allied health career fields to help students succeed as a member of today's rapidly-changing workforce. MTI, along with its sister school, Delta Technical College, operates seven campuses across the Midwest and Mississippi Delta regions. For more information, visit www.midwesttech.edu.
